Pulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim Metzner | Science | Nature | Environment | Technology

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Episodes

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Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.

Episodes

Tourists Meet Bees

In Mexico, a successful project brings together volunteers and local beekeepers. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 08, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Voluntary Wisdom

Lessons learned from the people of Tijuana. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 07, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Volunteer Tourism

It's an important economic and cultural resource in many countries. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 06, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Science Destinations for Kids

Turning a museum into a Scavenger Hunt. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 03, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Taiwan

Home of the largest pendulum on the planet. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 02, 2021•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast

MIT

OK, who put that bus on top of the library building? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 01, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Chernobyl

Comrade, we get a whole lot of Levis this way! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 30, 2021•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Coal Ash and Water

You don't want coal ash to end up in a water supply. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 29, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

A Life-Saving Charade

To avoid predators, piping plovers have adopted a theatrical strategy. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 26, 2021•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Thanksgiving Day Parade

What does it take to handle a four-story high balloon? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 25, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Inflation Day

The sounds of a New York holiday tradition. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 24, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

First Thanksgiving

All the trappings of a traditional Native American meal. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 23, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Best Tasting Water?

You're in for a surprise. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 22, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Quantum Computers

How to understand Quantum Computers? Think waves. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 22, 2021•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Poison Ivy - An Unexpected Discovery

A new way of controlling Poison Ivy? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 19, 2021•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Ecuador's Cloud Forest

In times of drought, cloudforests, which support the same incredible diversity as rainforests, thrive almost entirely on thick blankets of fog. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 18, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

A New Home for Sea Bass

Black sea bass are now thriving in the waters of Delaware Bay thanks to the collaboration of marine biologists and the New York Transit System. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 17, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Death Song

The final sound? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 16, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Tuning Into a Disease

Your heart sounds good, let's hear what your cells have to say. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 15, 2021•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Listening to Cells

What is the sound of one cell singing? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 13, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Cell Songs

Yes, even the building blocks of life have gotten into the act. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 12, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Wintering Elk

Elk have to race against time for food between their mating season and the onset of winter. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 11, 2021•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Christmas Bonfires

Along the banks of the Mississippi River, a line of Bonfires lights the way for Papa Noel. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 11, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Scorpion Venom

New medical treatments are being developed from the venom of this feisty arachnid. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 11, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

How to Find a Scorpion

What makes a scorpion glow in the dark? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 10, 2021•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast

A Telltale Hiss

Don't tread on me! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 09, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Scorpions 101

They walked the earth before the dinosaurs. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 05, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Bathing the Gods

Divine statues are bathed with milk, honey, and other symbolic offerings during the Hindu celebration of Diwali. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 04, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Octopus Skills

They can unscrew the lid of a peanut butter jar! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 03, 2021•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Living to Mate

Octopus only reproduce once in their lifetimes-- and once the mating is finished, so are they. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 02, 2021•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast